United Nations today lauded India’s G-20 Presidency for highlighting a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) like no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation. Addressing the Joint Valedictory Session of the 57th Capacity Building
India ranks 132 out of 191 countries and territories on the 2021/22 Human Development Index, tracking the global decline in human development, UNDP has said in its latest report. Ninety percent of countries have registered a reduction in their Human Development Index
UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) presented a joint report stating the sad fact that by 2030, as planned, SDG 5, declaring gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, will not be achieved.
Brazil’s leading civil society organizations on Monday called on Indian lawmakers, charities and businesses to invest in partnerships with their local and regional organizations to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In an open letter, six Brazilian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged
Today, the world is on the verge of a massive energy crisis, UN experts warn. For the past two years, the energy market has been extremely volatile: during the pandemic, demand fell sharply, and with it, supply; later, when demand arose again, it turned
One hundred and ninety-three member states who have adopted Agenda 2030 of the United Nations, including India, need to get their act together fast if they intend to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 169 targets defined under them, by
In an attempt to clean oceans of microplastics, Chinese scientists have developed robot fish that would “eat” the tiny plastic particles. Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China have created 1.3 centimetres (0.5 inches) in size robot fish. The team aims
Onkar Kanwar, Chairman and CEO of Apollo Tyres Limited, said that his company is committed to being carbon neutral by 2050. The company is working on different aspects to make it a reality. While addressing the 49th Annual General Meeting of the
The climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and a more significant number of conflicts in the world endanger the achievement of SDGs, highlights the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022. The publication highlights the gravity and magnitude of the challenges we face, with these cascading
The government today came out with a detailed list of guidelines for the implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Mission Vatsalya”, the erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme. The Ministry of Women and Child Development, while coming out with the guidelines has
